From: lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca   
      
   On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:03:34 +0000, Lew Pitcher wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:47:37 +0100, Janis Papanagnou wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-12-27 20:17, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> There is an ISO standard for 6-bit characters (ISO 646).   
   >>   
   >> I think you're confusing something here. ISO 646 (AKA IA5) is   
   >> a set of 7 bit character sets (with national variants) mostly   
   >> resembling ASCII.   
   >>   
   >> Janis   
   >   
   > If you trust Wikipedia, the article "Six Bit character code"   
   > (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-bit_character_code) mentions   
   > that "ISO Recommendation R 646-1967" included a 6bit code, which   
   > was dropped when they issued ISO 646-1973.   
   >   
   > I have neither standard available, so I can't confirm. However,   
   > I should note that the ECMA still publishes (and makes freely   
   > available) their version of ISO 646: ECMA-006 "7 Bit coded   
   > Character Set".   
      
   Apparently, ECMA still publishes (and makes available for free download)   
   their 6-bit characterset standard: ECMA-001   
   (https://ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-1/)   
      
      
      
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